(Ending from the Eyes of the Denied)

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(Kumatora P.O.V.)

I don't know how it happened...

Could it have come from when he pulled the last needle out?

I don't remember much of what happened after that.

When I came to, all I saw was a large town. It was so alive and happy. Cars, people, buildings, trees, mountains, a lake, a park; all of it looked like it was out of some picturesque setting... or one of those modern-set RPGs.

I saw so many people come towards me. There was Duster, the gangly thief, calling out to some people behind him. And from there, so many people were rushing over, as if relieved to have finally found me. I saw Wes, the good man, still kickin' like usual. I saw the happy monkey Salsa again. I saw Boney leap at me and licking my face. And then, he moved because there he was... I saw the blond-haired hero I couldn't help but admire, Lucas.

I couldn't get a word out before he rushed me, embracing me like mad. When I looked down, I saw he wasn't at all timid or crying; he was all open, bold, and happy.

"Kumatora!" He was overjoyed. "We're so glad to have finally found you!"

"Lucas, calm down." I tried to calm him, but his embrace was too strong for me to break out of, so I just let him stay there. Besides, I liked it too, evident with the wide smile on my face. "Where are we, Lucas?"

"I dunno..." He looked up into my eyes. "When Duster and I woke up, we found ourselves in this town. It was actually deserted and empty before."

"That's because the people of the Nowhere Islands were given this town as their own."

Lucas turned his attention from me to the man walking towards us, with a cowboy hat being his most distinctive characteristic, along with his ruggedness.

"The Dragon woke up, felt Lucas's energy, and as if by a pure miracle, gave all the people of the Nowhere Islands this town as compensation for being freed from the needles, and for awakening and destroying the civilizations on the islands."

"Dad!" Lucas got off me, and ran to his father and hugged him tightly as well.

"Lucas, my boy, you did very well." He smiled sincerely, patting the top of his head all fatherly-like. "You rose up above your inhibitions and fears, and saved us all. Your mother and Klaus would've been proud of you." As the rest of the people, satisfied with finding the last of their own, went back to the town, his rugged gaze took a look at me. "And who's your fine friend, here?"

Lucas ran back to me, took my hand, helped me off to my feet, and took me to him. "Dad, this is my friend, Kumatora."

Offguard, I seemed to have stammered in front of him. "I-it's nice to meet you, sir."

"Polite and charming, I like that." He smiled ruggedly. "Though I could do without the 'sir' nonsense. The name's Flint, little lady." He looked down at his son with a weird smirk. "She's almost like royalty, ain't she, boy? You hooked quite the catch, son." He chuckled outloud, leaving Lucas and me to blush a bright red, but without immediate objection. "Well Lucas, I'll see ya at home." With that, Flint seemed to walk back towards town, with Duster and Boney in tow.

"Well..." I was at a loss of words, but I felt Lucas looking back at me. I huffed, with my arms at my sides. "Now what do we do?"

"I could show you to your new place!" Lucas said excitedly, grabbing my hand excitedly.

I just had to know, so I yanked my hand away from him. "Well Lucas, you've certainly changed, that's for sure." I lowered my head to his, smirking. "When did you change, Lucas?"

His response matched mine perfectly. "When I found you in my life again, Kumatora."

"Wha--"

I couldn't get another word out, as Lucas seemed to have leaned in, on tiptoes of course, and plant a kiss on my lips. I really was blushing red this time, while he, blushing at the same time, had a great smile on his face.

"I've always wanted to do that to you, Kumatora!" He held me again. "Because I really like you... I love you, Kumatora."

"Lucas..." I knelt down, looked him in the eyes, rooted my hands to his cheeks, and I kissed him. I kept his head in place, and I felt him kiss me back. Everything about him seems so much warmer and stronger now. No doubt about it now, I've fallen in love with the kid.

Then I remembered that he could read minds, and he read mine while we were lip-pressing each other. His arms held tightly onto mine, as if asking 'You have?' And my response, with one hand running to the back of his head, threading my fingers through his soft blond hair, would be 'Yeah, I have.'

We let our lips go, smiling almost ecstaticly at each other. "I love you too, Lucas."

He grabbed my hand, and on this beautiful day, in this brand new town, in our brand new lives, we walked together, heading towards what I never knew at the time, would be our future.

'Does this mean that you're my girlfriend now, Kumatora?' Lucas asked, his hand squeezing mine lovingly.

'Yep.' I squeezed back. 'I'm yours, and you're mine, Lucas.' I then said outloud, "Alright, enough of that mushy garbage. Show me my place already!"

He only laughed outloud, held my hand tighter, and took me straight into the new town.

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Note: This might just be slightly AU/OOC for some characters because, while I love the characters and think Lucas/Kumatora is a key pairing of mine, I am one of the many people who unfortunately cannot get a hold of Mother 3, so I decided to put my spin on the end.

R&R, and tell me what ya think of it!